diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index f8d9a545dd6ec0b4c0c457173cc1c23d2208d42a..d6d1c6cdcfe6593b1a94b6cb281bf5256676f6a1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -494,9 +494,9 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct perf_record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 			return err;
 	}
 
-	if (!!rec->no_buildid
+	if (!rec->no_buildid
 	    && !perf_header__has_feat(&session->header, HEADER_BUILD_ID)) {
-		pr_err("Couldn't generating buildids. "
+		pr_err("Couldn't generate buildids. "
 		       "Use --no-buildid to profile anyway.\n");
 		return -1;
 	}